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UNITED STATI-:s

PATENT OFFICE.

HULDAH A. DEARBORN, OF AUSTIN, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED -|RON|NG AND.CUTT|NG TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 282,708, dated August 7, 1883.

Application filed April 21, 1853. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, HULDAH A. DEARBORN,

Aof Austin, in the county of Flower and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Combined Ironing-Board, Cutting-Table7 &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention 'is to provide a new and improved ironing-board which can be used as a clothes-horse, lcutting-table, scrapbag, child s hammock, and for various other purposes, and which can be adjusted to any desired width and height, and which can be folded very compactly when not in use.

The invention consists in folding frames formed of crossed legs, to the upper bars of which a piece of fabric is attached, which frames can be locked in the desired position by hinged notched arms pivoted to the top bar of one of the frames, to which arms a board isA pivoted, -to which an ironing-board is hinged.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. f

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal elevation of the saine. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe top boards. A

Two crossed legs, A, are pivoted to each other, and two such pairs of legs are united by bars B B to form a folding support for an ironing-board, cutting-board, &c. The upper ends of the legs of opposite pairs are connected by bars B', on which a piece, C, of canvas, burlap, or other fabric is fastened in some suitable manner, preferably by passing it around the bars and sewing the edges against the under side of the fabric, as shown. On each end of one 0f the bars B an arm, D', is pivoted, which arins are provided in the bottom edge with a series of recesses, a, into which the other bar B/ is adapted to pass. A board, E, is 'provided at its under side with cross-pieces F,

arms D.

which are pivotedat their middle to the arms D. To one longitudinal edge of the' board E. an ironing-board, Fis hinged in such a manner that it can be swung upward and upon the board E, as shown. At its free edge the board E is provided with a scale, b, which serves as a measure in cutting.

The width and height of the supportingframecan be adjusted as may be desired by passing one bar B into the notches a a greater or less distance from the pivoted ends of the If the upperpart of the frame is drawn together as much as possible, the fabric C forms a bag for receiving scraps, Snc. The boards can be removed and the fabric O can be used as a childs hammock. If the device is to be folded when not in use, the board G is folded on the board E, and then they are swung into a vertical position between the bars B', which are folded against the boards,

so that the device occupies but a minimum of space.

The device can also be used as a clothesrack, a work-table, Svc. If the legs are mounted on rockers and the boards E G are removed, it can be used as a cradle. Y

The device is very simple and cheap, and, as it can be adapted to numerous different purposes, it will be found to be very handy and convenient.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-k An ironing-board and cutting-table consisting of cross-pivoted folding frames connected at top by bars and fabric, hinged notched arms pivoted to the top bar of one of the frames, a board pivoted to said arms, and an` ironingboard hinged to said board, as shown and described.

. AHULDAH A. DEARBORN.

Vitnesses: p

ROYAL B. CLARK, H. O. B Lisnonn. 

